Renato Pirocchi (26 March 1933 – 29 July 2002) was a

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from

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. He participated in one

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World Championship Grand Prix, the

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on September 10, 1961. He qualified in 29th position (out of 33) and finished 12th, five laps behind, scoring no championship points. After a successful time in

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at the turn of the 1960s, Pirocchi participated in several non-Championship Formula One races during the 1961 season, but often failed to qualify. He finished 12th at

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, and shared a drive to 11th place at

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with

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, but was many laps adrift on both occasions.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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References

Sources

* Steve Small, ''The Grand Prix Who's Who'', 1995. * John Thompson, ''The Formula One Record Book'', 1974. 1933 births 2002 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Teramo Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub